Saints to sign LB Kiko Alonso

Saint Lattimore said

The Saints took a long hard look at Schobert, and decided to pass on him. Schobert either wanted too much money to be a depth LB, or the Saints weren’t that impressed by him.

The Saints are committed to Pete Werner as a starter moving forward… and I don’t understand why so many folks are disappointed by that!?!?
Werner is a stud! …and he’s only going to get better! Demario Davis LOVES Pete Werner… and that’s good enough for me.

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I see your point and I agree with that. But we do need quality depth behind Davis and Werner, not just any kind of depth. The rookie LB we drafted is still an unknown, Baun, IMO is in the wrong system with us, Kaden Ellis is still figuring it out, but is playing better. Dowell did fairly well in spot duty and Sewell and Pryor are undrafted rookies who will probably end up on the PS. I'm not asking for Werner to be replaced, just some decent backup behind him and Davis for in case one of them gets injured and has to miss some time.

Werner has done really well coming in as a rookie and playing as good as he did and hopefully continues to get better. Davis is just an ageless wonder, still playing at an All-Pro level.

Alonso may not be what he once was, but like I said earlier, we need quality depth behind Werner and Davis. He brings veteran experience that could help Werner further along. And we are thin at LB in the experience area. The Saints must have seen something in his tryout to sign him to a contract.